Nouriel Roubini, George Soros, Jayati Ghosh, and more in Behind the Headlines

Also featuring Slavoj Žižek, Anne O. Krueger, Chris Patten, and more [View this message in a web browser]( [PS Behind the Headlines]( FEBRUARY 22, 2023 [India at a Crossroads]( [India at a Crossroads]( [Nouriel Roubini]( worries that the country’s hitherto successful economic model may be acquiring some very insidious new features. [Global Warming, Hot Wars, Closed Societies]( [Global Warming, Hot Wars, Closed Societies]( [George Soros]( sees a fight for global domination playing out against a backdrop of existential risk to human civilization. The Ukraine War, One Year On A year has passed since Russian forces invaded Ukraine, upending European security and seemingly cementing a shift away from globalization. This week at PS, Adam Zamoyski examines the war’s historical drivers, while Slavoj Žižek, Yuriy Gorodnichenko, and Ilona Sologoub highlight weaknesses in the international response. --------------------------------------------------------------- [The Russian Way of War]( In this PS Global Bookmark, [Adam Zamoyski]( draws a historical thread from the rout of Napoleon’s forces in 1812 to the invasion of Ukraine today. --------------------------------------------------------------- [The Dark Side of Neutrality]( [Slavoj Žižek]( dismantles the justifications by Western “pacifists” and unaligned countries for refusing to support Ukraine. --------------------------------------------------------------- [To Save Democracy, Close Tax Havens]( [Yuriy Gorodnichenko]( and [Ilona Sologoub]( explain why turning off the dirty-money spigot could help remove a major source of global instability. [The Crisis of India’s Oligarchy]( [Jayati Ghosh]( argues that the meltdown of the Adani Group exposes the flaws in the Modi government’s development strategy. [Multilateralism Is Still Better]( [Anne O. Krueger]( thinks the Biden administration is making a big mistake by pursuing economic security through self-sufficiency. [PS Say More: Chris Patten on Rishi Sunak, Taiwan, Chinese diplomacy, and more]( [Chris Patten on Rishi Sunak, Taiwan, Chinese diplomacy, and more]( [Chris Patten]( assesses the challenges Sunak faces, anticipates more policy mistakes from Xi Jinping, highlights two delusions that have distorted the West’s China policy, and more. [Netanyahu’s Sabotage of Israeli Democracy]( [Shlomo Ben-Ami]( highlights the stakes of the Netanyahu government’s plan to weaken the judiciary. [Revitalizing American Democracy Where It Counts]( [Laura Tyson]( and [Lenny Mendonca]( show how and why ballot initiatives are gaining momentum as a means of overcoming legislative obstruction. [PS. Subscribe to PS Digital now.]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [LinkedIn]( Project Syndicate publishes and provides, on a not-for-profit basis, original commentary by the world's leading thinkers to more than 500 media outlets in over 150 countries. Receipt of this newsletter does not guarantee rights to re-publish any of its content. This newsletter is a service of [Project Syndicate](. [Change your newsletter preferences](. Follow us on [Facebook]( [Twitter]( and [YouTube](. © Project Syndicate, all rights reserved. [Unsubscribe from all newsletters](.